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It's not the extra power that's an issue, but where those braking forces are directed. i.e. at the end of the fork rather than the stiff fork crown.
I think the benefits are not clear cut for racing bikes with progress being made in direct mount and hydro rim brakes.
Someone needs to build a disc around the centre of the hub, out of the air flow and distributing forces through both fork blades.
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miro_o-
Pretty much why I emphasised on thru-axle for road bicycles, it handle the asymmetrical torque of the disc brakes well without resorting to over engineering the left fork arm.
Someone needs to build a disc around the centre of the hub, out of the air flow and distributing forces through both fork blades.
Great, next thing you'll be telling us bigger tyres is just as fast.
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Someone needs to build a disc around the centre of the hub, out of the air flow and distributing forces through both fork blades.
That's an interesting idea. Can someone who knows stuff explain how that won't work? I expect mounting and cable routing could be a problem.
edscoble
Jezston
The fork rigidly is usually because the left side need to be beefen to prevent flex when under power, this is why thru-axle are slowly being introduced into road bike, such as the Saracen Avro (with shit brakes oddly enough).